James Longstreet
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James Longstreet was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and was the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse". He served under Lee as a corps
James Longstreet
Sketch of Longstreet as a Confederate
Carte de Visite portrait of Longstreet
James Longstreet after the war
Helen Dortch Longstreet
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Helen Dortch Longstreet, known as the "Fighting Lady", was an American social advocate, librarian, and newspaper woman serving as reporter, editor, publisher, and business manager. She was the first w
James Longstreet
…Cause movement focused on Longstreet's actions at Gettysburg as a principal reason for why the South lost the Civil War. As an elderly man, he married Helen Dortch Longstreet, who worked to restore her husband's image after his death. Since the late 20th century, Longstreet's reputation has undergone a slow reassessment…
Photo in George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)
Ellen Dortch Longstreet, 1905. From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division
Ellen Dortch Longstreet with Mississippi Sen. James K. Vardaman, Washington, D.C., 1913. From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division